TennisEarth's Articles – January 2010 Archive (16)

Saturday's women's final between Serena Williams and Justine Henin is simply a tournament organizers delight, it is a final that every tennis enthusiast had anticipated and it is a final that is by all means, bound to produce some of the best tennis the women's game has ever witnessed. Top seed and defending champion Serena Williams is gunning to be a part of history books by attempting to break the record of most Australian Open title wins in the Open era. Justine Henin, on the other hand is… Continue

It is almost insurmountable a task to beat Roger Federer when you are down 5-1 in the decider. Yet, a certain French Gentleman found the will and the determination to do just that and showed the world that he has arrived. We are talking about ATP star Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who last year registered the biggest win of his career at Montreal Masters where despite trailing 1-5 in the decider, he bounced back to beat Swiss Maestro Roger Federer in a gruelling tie-break. This is what makes Jo-Wilfried… Continue

Both Andy Murray and Marin Cilic know how important today's match is for each one of them. It is a match that will see one of them get an opportunity to embrace Grand Slam glory, and for one in particular, Murray precisely, this match brings a chance to settle scores with the Croat who knocked him out of the U.S. Open last year.

Serena Williams is one of the few players on the circuit who takes defeat, any defeat very seriously and no matter what the stage, she brings her best efforts to prove her supremacy over someone who has been 'troublesome' in the past. Similar is the case with her match-up today with Chinese wonder-woman Na Li, who literally pushed her to limits in their previous encounter last year and with a win over Venus Williams, is an opponent with a CONCERN.…

Both Serena Williams and Justine Henin will enter the semifinals today, hoping to clear the Chinese hurdle effectively and reach the finals of the Australian Open. Na Li and Jie Zheng, on the other hand will hope for an all-Chinese final.

The Quarterfinal day at the 2010 Australian Open brings some of the best players in the world in action against each other. Both Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer look to beat arch nemesises in their respective matches whereas Venus and Serena stay on course for an all-Williams semifinal.

In the day's last singles match, defending champion Rafael Nadal takes on Andy Murray for a place in the semifinals. Both players have met nine times with Nadal leading the head-to-head 7-2 includng his last win in Monte Carlo.

The Day-9 at the 2010 Australian Open brings some nail-biting clashes between some of the best players in the world. Highlighted by the Murray-Nadal clash, the Order of play kicks off the Henin-Petrova match, followed by first time Aussie Open quarterfinalists Jie Zheng and Maria Kirilenko tie. The day's first men's match features American superstar Andy Roddick up against Giant-Killing Croat Marin Cilic and ofcourse, the last one in the night session featuring Rafael Nadal and Andy… Continue

In the first Ladies Quarterfinal match of the draw, former champion and Wild Card Justine Henin takes on giant-killer Nadia Petrova. The two players have met 14 times in their careers with Henin leading the Head-to-Head 12-2.

In the second ladies match on the Rod Laver Arena, top seed and defending champion Serena Williams takes on Australia's hope Samantha Stosur. The two players have met three times with Williams leading the head-to-head 2-1. However, in the pair's last match-up, Stosur tumbled Williams in three gruelling sets.

The recent success of players like Del Potro and Davydenko, coupled with the impressive rise of the challenger brigade has somehow changed the equations in men's tennis. As we take one final look at the promising Aussie Open draw, we find out the uncertainty and unpredictability that inevitably surfaces at the year's first Grand Slam.

The 2009 tennis season was so eventful and unpredictable that the current season promises a natural extension of the fighting spirit, ferocity,… Continue

As tennis fans and enthusiasts get set to witness the ultimate slugfest down under, we take one final look to find out who, of the entire lot, is likely to shine brightest at the year's first Grand Slam, including the woman, everyone is trying to avoid, Justine Henin.

For the first time in years it is safe to say that the 2010 Australian Open Women's draw is at par with the men's draw in almost all aspects of the game, the competition, the drama, the ferocity and above everything the… Continue

Talk about modern tennis and do not mention the word DRAMA. Sounds inconceivable...Doesn't it? Well, after the end of the 2009 tennis season, highlighted by a series of controversies, we find it important for the world to re-visit those stirring moments that left a mark on the Sport.

CONTROVERSY....! A word that draws more attention than the best things in life one could ever possibly imagine. We wonder, sometimes, whether there is any walk of life where there is any dearth of it.… Continue

TennisEarth.com, the world's only website to provide the fans with a point by point commentary of the tennis events happening all year round, has introduced a new feature for the fans- Tennis Chit-Chat. The latest feature enables the viewers to indulge themselves in the drama and excitement unfolding with every single hit of a ball.

To join the Tennis Chit-Chat rooms, the user simply needs to open an account with TennisEarth and login to start chatting in the chat rooms available for… Continue

In the first part we talked about five of the most talented tennis players of the past decade, who, despite their astonishing achievements, missed the cut for the top five spots in our list. Gustavo Kuerten, Marat Safin and Pete Sampras were some of those names, who only managed to grab spots in the bottom half of the countdown. Today, we discuss the BEST of the BEST, as the competition only gets stiffer with every single rank passing.